Table 3.
Baseline PU prevention interventions.
| Interventions | APM n = 1016 | HSF n = 1013 | Overall n = 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current mattress type | |||
| HSF or other ‘low tech’ | 575(56.6%) | 574(56.7%) | 1149 (56.6%) |
| APM or other ‘high tech’ | 435(42.8%) | 433(42.7%) | 868(42.8%) |
| Missing | 6(0.6%) | 6(0.6%) | 12(0.6%) |
| Frequency of repositioning in last 24 h | |||
| More frequently than 2 hourly | 148(14.6%) | 146(14.4%) | 294(14.5%) |
| 2–3 hourly | 473(46.6%) | 494(48.8%) | 967(47.7%) |
| 4–5 hourly | 333(32.8%) | 307(30.3%) | 640(31.5%) |
| 6–7 hourly | 36(3.5%) | 48(4.7%) | 84(4.1%) |
| Less frequently than 8 hourly | 20(2.0%) | 12(1.2%) | 32(1.6%) |
| Missing | 6(0.6%) | 6(0.6%) | 12(0.6%) |
| Time spent sat out of bed in last 24 h | |||
| N/A i.e. bedfast | 270(26.6%) | 271(26.8%) | 541(26.7%) |
| Less than 2 h | 91(8.9%) | 90(8.9%) | 181(8.9%) |
| 2–3 h | 134(13.2%) | 134(13.2%) | 268(13.2%) |
| 4–5 h | 178(17.5%) | 183(18.1%) | 361(17.8%) |
| 6–7 h | 125(12.3%) | 128(12.6%) | 253(12.5%) |
| More than 8 h | 207(20.4%) | 191(18.9%) | 398(19.6%) |
| Missing | 11(1.1%) | 16(1.6%) | 27(1.3%) |
| Type of cushion | |||
| Standard chair only | 203(27.3%) | 206(27.9%) | 409(27.6%) |
| High tech specialist cushion | 56(7.5%) | 52(7.0%) | 108(7.3%) |
| Low tech specialist cushion/ chair with integral pressure relief | 434(58.3%) | 429(58%) | 863(58.2%) |
| Pillow | 45(6.1%) | 47(6.4%) | 92(6.2%) |
| Missing | 6(0.8%) | 5(0.7%) | 11(0.7%) |
| Total (number of patients who sat out) | 744(100%) | 739(100%) | 1483(100%) |
| Participant on electronic profiling bedframe | |||
| Yes | 1012(99.6%) | 1008(99.5%) | 2020(99.6%) |
| No | 3(0.3%) | 3(0.3%) | 6(0.3%) |
| Missing | 1(0.1%) | 2(0.2%) | 3(0.1%) |
| Adjuvant devices and dressing | |||
| Yes | 143(14.1%) | 141(13.9%) | 284(14.0%) |
| No | 867(85.3%) | 865(85.4%) | 1732(85.4%) |
| Missing | 6(0.6%) | 7(0.7%) | 13(0.6%) |